Black Philanthropy Initiative

Launched in 2007, the Black Philanthropy Initiative (BPI) serves as a model for rethinking philanthropy in Forsyth County’s black community.  Through engagement and encouragement, BPI educates people to utilize their philanthropic strengths of time, talent, and treasure to impact meaningful change and address identified needs in the black community.

Leadership

The Black Philanthropy Initiative is led by a group of community volunteers who acknowledge the traditions of sharing in the black community and seek to expand charitable giving through education and impact.

Grants

The Black Philanthropy Initiative will offer two types of grants in 2020.

BPI IMPACT GRANTS

BPI’s Impact Grants are investments of up to $1,000 in local programs, projects and initiatives that support issues impacting the black community in Forsyth County. In particular, BPI is looking for organizations/groups with annual budgets of less than $150,000 doing work within the black community that aligns with education, jobs and wages, poverty, and/or civic engagement. BPI will have Impact Grants cycles in January 2020 and July 2020.

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BPI EQUITY IN EDUCATION GRANTS

BPI’s traditional grantmaking round has a primary focus of Advancing Racial Equity in Education. BPI seeks to support proposals that address outcome gaps in the education-to-career continuum within the following focus areas: post-secondary education pathways; talent & workforce development; career advancement; and economic security & mobility.

BPI’s next Advancing Equity in Education grant cycle will open in April 2020.

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